New Delhi, Feb. 9 -- On the day of his biggest political setback, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener Arvind Kejriwal did not step out of his bungalow at 5, Feroze Shah Road, where a battery of mediapersons camped throughout the day. His only contact with the electorate came through a short video released in the evening, wherein he promised that the AAP would play the role of a constructive opposition in the Capital.

The mood at the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) headquarters near Mandi House on Saturday was markedly ominous, with an eerie silence and quiet among party workers, as they watched the morning election result trends trickle in. There was palpable disbelief as the news of Kejriwal's loss came in. The party had set up two giant screen...